Tag: PT clinic management

I have a very positive attitude toward physical therapy. The founder of GetPT1st.com, I also am an active leader in the Home Health section of the APTA. Finally, I spend half my workweek consulting with the folks here at In Hand Health. But lately amid all my PT hustling, I wonder if I am more enamored … Continue reading Physical therapy needs to face its fear of failure now

Home exercise programs are part of physical therapy. There is no standard format though. And as a result, PTs issue HEPs with varying degrees of instructions and importance. Some send patients home from a session with verbal instructions only. Others send photocopied exercises. More technical PTs use email or telehealth solutions like ours at In … Continue reading Home Exercise Programs Can Deliver Revenue Along With Better Outcomes

Note: This article on physical therapy memberships is the third of a series of blog articles that addresses issues raised by physical therapists on various social media network groups where we are also members. This article covers how you might manage virtual (online) physical therapy memberships at your practice. But before the “how”, it might be a … Continue reading Physical Therapy Memberships Build Long-Term Patients

Note: This article on telehealth is the second of a series that addresses issues raised by physical therapists on various social media network groups where we are also members. It’s never a really “bad” problem, of course, to have too many patients. The issue becomes when you can’t treat them in person often enough. Patients might fall behind with … Continue reading Telehealth Helps PTs with “Problems” of Too Many Patients

It was everywhere this past weekend. In my mailbox. In a magazine. Even on TV. What’s the big news? One of the local hospital systems here in Kansas City is blitzing the market with news of their “24/7” app. And doing it well, I might add. Download the app for free. And for just $49 per virtual … Continue reading Why Physical Therapy Practices Need a Mobile Strategy

In Hand Health recently completed a regional tour of state physical therapy association conferences where we staffed demonstration tables in Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas. We enjoyed meeting numerous physical therapists and PT students and sharing our telehealth solution with them during our stops. We hope we delivered some value along the way. Here are three quick … Continue reading Defining Telehealth, Helping Rural Patients, and Saving Clinics Money